The Penny Farthing Opens Tonight in the Old Cafe Deville Space

May 17, 2010

Tonight, the old Cafe Deville space on Third Avenue and 13th Street will birth the Penny Farthing, a new tavern named for an obsolescent predecessor of the modern bicycle.The wood-paneled, bi-level space will feature an extensive beer menu, as well as a brunch and weekday menu of by-the-book pub vittles like spinach and artichoke dip, sliders, and fish ‘n’ chips. The place was designed by the group behind the Bowery’s R Bar and 200 Orchard, and in a nod to its name, is decorated with pieces of defunct machinery and archaic ephemera. It will be open Sunday – Tuesday from 11 a.m. – 2 a.m., and Wednesday – Saturday 11 a.m. – 4 a.m.